Six people have been accused of having more than 80 pounds of marijuana and two illegal guns, one of which was linked to a recent homicide, after New York State Police and Rochester police officers executed a search warrant at a Clifford Avenue apartment building last week.

Authorities are still investigating to determine what led to the slaying and who pulled the trigger, he said. No charges have been filed in connection with the homicides, Ciminelli said.

Five residents of 2167 Clifford Ave. and a Greece man, however, were charged over the weekend following the search of two apartments in the building. They are facing a variety of felony drug and weapons charges in state and federal court.

Marlando Allen, 34, Steve Fulcott, 21, Andre McFarlane, 34, Carlos White, 38, all of Clifford Avenue, and Ronald Jefferson, 46, of Town House Circle in Greece, all pleaded not guilty in City Court Monday to first-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a felony. The five are accused of having 78 pounds of marijuana, mostly stashed in black garbage bags, inside the Clifford Avenue apartment Friday evening, according to court documents.

Two of the men — Allen and McFarlane — are in the country illegally, Hochul said. McFarlane has been deported to Jamaica at least four times, he said.

The 9mm gun believed to be the murder weapon was found, loaded with 20 rounds of ammunition, in the living room of a first-floor apartment in the Clifford Avenue building. Ten expended 9 mm shell casings were also located inside 809 Chili, where the slayings occurred.

According to federal court documents, all three people killed in the Chili Avenue apartment were shot in the head and torso. The three were found dead in three different rooms of the cousins' apartment.

The four Rochester men and Jesica Leonard, 25, were also charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony. Court records allege that police also retrieved four more pounds of marijuana and the gun believed to be the murder weapon from the apartment that Leonard shared with White, her boyfriend. Leonard and White also face charges of second-degree criminal possession of marijuana.

Police retrieved a second loaded handgun, which was hidden in the bedroom of the same apartment, according to court records. White was also charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in City Court in connection with that gun.

Federal charges were also filed Monday against Allen, Fulcott, Leonard, McFarlane and White, said U.S. Attorney William Hochul. All five were charged with felony possession with intent to distribute; White, Leonard and McFarlane were all charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. White alone was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Marangola.

"Last week we heard from the community that the family (of the homicide victims) and public wanted answers of what happened on Chili Avenue," Hochul said. "We have the weapon; we have people linked to the weapon. Now we ask the public for any and all information pertaining to the defendants we have in custody."

All six people were arraigned in City Court Monday and remanded to the Monroe County Jail. They are due back in City Court later this week.